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Japanese utility firms into serious business of reselling LNG surplus

Declining local demand for LNG directs Japanese companies to the South and Southeast Asian markets.
6 days ago

Japanese utility firms into serious business of reselling LNG surplus

Declining local demand for LNG directs Japanese companies to the South and Southeast Asian markets.
6 days ago

Bangladesh foresees surge in natural gas electricity production by 2032

The power sector accounted for a 39% share in the total natural gas consumption in 2023.

India removes licence requirement to build transmission lines for bulk consumers

The rule applies to those with at least 25 MW of load for inter-state connection and at least 10 MW for intra-state.

Offshore wind capacity in South Korea and Japan to surpass onshore installations

However, their offshore capacity is expected to only exceed 200 MW in 2025.

NEFIN Group works double time to catch up on projects

CEO Glenn Lim explains how a delay turned out good as the company aims to reach 667 MW of capacity by 2026.

China leads government tender allocations in 2023

A total of 137 GW government tenders were awarded globally.

Retirement of oil and gas plants needs five times the speed to achieve climate goals

An average of 64 GW from oil and gas needs to be phased out each year until 2035.

China approves 106 GW of coal project, derails climate commitments

Coal approvals rose fourfold in 2020 and 2023, compared to the 2016-2020 period.

Summit Power International provides vital LNG support to Bangladesh

Without cross-border electricity supply, LNG is needed by a country facing geographical constraints to deploy renewables.

Three key areas the power sector should address to push consumers' energy transition

The survey found that 70% are not willing to spend more money and time on the transition.

VOX POP: How can vehicle-to-grid technologies boost energy transition?

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is seen as a groundbreaking innovation towards the resilience of the power grid and the improvement of robust energy transition.

IDCTA: Global participation can boost Indonesia’s carbon credit sales

The new carbon market has as much as 71.95% of carbon credits unsold at the end of 2023.

How Southeast Asia can unlock its biogas potential

The region only has around one gigawatt of capacity with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia leading in terms of production.

Philippines on track to energy transition, but RE targets could be higher

The country’s renewable energy has accounted for 22% of the energy mix as of 2022.

Singapore faces cost, investment hurdles in hydrogen push

Significant technological development will enable Singapore to generate 50% of its power from low-carbon hydrogen by 2050.

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